Resources for Current Graduate Students
Have Questions About Your Program Requirements?
- Ask your Graduate Director, Coordinator, or Adviser for the program handbook
- Check the details by reviewing the CSUB Catalog
- Make sure you have a Plan of Study and are meeting the program requirements
- Need some time off or are experiencing difficulties?
- Let your professor know and ask for options
- Arrange to meet with your program Director, Coordinator, or Adviser and ask for options
- Use our resources provided on this page or your program website
We want you to succeed and are here to help, just ask!
For more information, visit the Review Board website.
If you will need IACUC approval for your research, please take note of the time and place of their meeting!
CECE Career Counselor Walk-Ins and Fall Volunteer Fair
Basic Needs & Resources
The CSUB Basic Needs website has information and resources for the following:
| CalFresh | Health Center | Counseling Center |
| Food Security | Edible Garden | Campus Advocate |
| Food Pantry | Housing Stability | Community Resources |
Basic Needs has put together a handy resource guide with important links for a variety of community resources available to CSUB students.
If you need transportation to school, come get your Golden Empire Transit bus pass for free at CSUB.
What is a Campus Advocate?
Campus Advocate
The Campus Advocate and Education Coordinator provides confidential non-judgmental support service, emotional support, advocacy, information and referrals to students, faculty, and staff. If you or someone you care about has been a victim of sexual assault, domestic violence or stalking and would like to speak to someone confidentially, please contact the Campus Advocate.
If you need assistance, please reach out.
Campus Advocate phone number: (661) 654-6210
Email: advocate@csub.edu
Website: https://www.csub.edu/equity-inclusion-compliance/title-ix/campus-advocate.shtml
CSUB Graduate Student Resources
- Equity, Inclusion, & Compliance
- Title IX
- Accessibility and Reasonable AcAcommodations
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources
- Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation
- Affinity Groups
- Land Acknowledgement
- First Generation Initiative
- LGBTQ+ Pride & Resources PDF
Submitting a Thesis, Culminating Project, or Dissertation?
The deadline for Spring 2023 is May 12, 2023.
To set up a profile in ProQuest go to: https://csub.libguides.com/etd
Guidelines for submitting the required electronic copy of your completed thesis or dissertation at CSUB:
1. Complete the theses or dissertation in accordance with departmental guidelines.
2. Submit one copy of the thesis or dissertation with accompanying materials (e.g., graphics, charts, videos, audio files, etc.) formatted as an ADA compliant .pdf file using the ProQuest ETD tool. Your submission must include the signatures of your advisor and committee member(s) on the signature page and an abstract.
3. Completed works must be submitted no later than the last day of regularly scheduled classes during the quarter in which you plan to graduate.
4. The submitted thesis or dissertation will be available via ProQuest. It will also be available via the CSUB Library Catalog and institutional repository within a six weeks of submission.
If you have any questions, email Chris Livingston at clivingston@csub.edu
Student Affairs Graduate Student Leadership Program
Looking for an Opportunity?
Student Affairs Graduate Student Leadership positions support graduate academic program missions, providing exposure to the broad areas that make up Student Affairs at CSUB. Graduate Student Leadership positions allow graduate students to learn the various skill sets that may be needed to support co-curricular functions, including but not limited to the Children’s Center, Services for Students with Disabilities, Student Health Center, Student Recreation Center, Campus Programming, Residence Life, Career Education & Community Engagement, Counseling, Athletics, and more.
Any interested students currently enrolled in the Master's Degree Program for at least 6 units in School Counseling (Student Affairs Program) or related program at CSUB should visit the following website: Graduate Student Leadership Program | California State University, Bakersfield (csub.edu).
Sustainability at CSUB
Sustainability Resources
Visit the CSUB Sustainability website for more information!
Additional Links
Graduate Student Forms
THIS REQUEST MUST BE INITIATED BY THE STUDENT- Request for Incomplete Grade
- Please visit the CSUB Registrars' website for more information and a link to the form.
- Records https://www.csub.edu/registrar/records
- If you need to extend your incomplete grade request, contact your Professor for guidance and approval to extend. This form will need to be completed and submitted by the Professor that authorized the initial request. Extension for Incomplete Grade Form
- Please visit the CSUB Registrars' website for more information and a link to the form.
- Multi-Purpose Academic Petition for Graduate Students**
- Please contact your Program Director, Coordinator, or Adviser before completing the
Multi-Purpose Academic Petition, which may require an Academic Plan review.
- Use the form to request:
- Planned Educational Leave for medical or non-medical
- Repeat of Course with forgiveness
- Extension of time limit for completion of the program
- Readmission after academic disqualification
- Other
- Use the form to request:
- Please contact your Program Director, Coordinator, or Adviser before completing the
Multi-Purpose Academic Petition, which may require an Academic Plan review.
- Change of Address or Name/Personal Data Changes
- All graduate and post-bbaccalaureate students who have a change in address or name must report the change to Office of the Registrar by submitting the appropriate form with the new name or address. All changes should also be reported to the appropriate graduate program director, faculty advisor, and/or credential program director.
- Please visit the CSUB Registrars' website for more information and a link to the form.
Visit the CSUB Student Health Services website for additional information.
Library Hours Fall 2023
